Shares of Health Care sector company Centene moved -1.1% today, and are now trading at a price of $74.03. The large-cap stock's daily volume was 2,218,762 compared to its average volume of 3,237,234. The S&P 500 index returned a -1.0% performance.
Centene Corporation operates as a healthcare enterprise that provides programs and services to under-insured and uninsured families, commercial organizations, and military families in the United States. The company is based in Saint Louis and has 74,300 full time employees. Its market capitalization is $39,546,900,480.
15 analysts are following Centene and have set target prices ranging from $72.0 to $110.0 per share. On average, they have given the company a rating of buy. At today's prices, CNC is trading -11.37% away from its average analyst target price of $83.53 per share.
Over the last year, CNC shares have gone down by -14.0%, which represents a difference of -29.0% when compared to the S&P 500. The stock's 52 week high is $87.79 per share and its 52 week low is $60.83. With average free cash flows of $3.32 Billion that have been growing at an average rate of 46.2% over the last 6 years, Centene declining stock performance may not be reflective of the quality of its underlying business.
| Date Reported | Cash Flow from Operations ($ k) | Capital expenditures ($ k) | Free Cash Flow ($ k) | YoY Growth (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 6,260,000 | 809,000 | 5,451,000 | 3.69 |
| 2022 | 6,261,000 | 1,004,000 | 5,257,000 | 59.54 |
| 2021 | 4,205,000 | 910,000 | 3,295,000 | -28.9 |
| 2020 | 5,503,000 | 869,000 | 4,634,000 | 515.41 |
| 2019 | 1,483,000 | 730,000 | 753,000 | 34.7 |
| 2018 | 1,234,000 | 675,000 | 559,000 |
